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Bruce Lee (Chinese: 李小龍; born Lee Jun-fan, Chinese: 李振藩; November 27, 1940 - July 20, 1973) was a Hong Kong American martial artist, action film actor, martial arts instructor, philosopher, filmmaker, and the founder of Jeet Kune Do. Lee was the son of Cantonese opera star Lee Hoi-Chuen. He is widely considered by commentators, critics, media and other martial artists to be one of the most influential martial artists of all time, and a pop culture icon of the 20th century. He is often credited with helping to change the way Asians were presented in American films.

Lee was born in Chinatown, San Francisco on November 27, 1940 to parents from Hong Kong and was raised in Kowloon with his family until his late teens. He was introduced to the film industry by his father and appeared in several films as a child actor. Lee moved to the United States at the age of 18 to receive his higher education, at the University of Washington, at Seattle and it was during this time that he began teaching martial arts. His Hong Kong and Hollywood-produced films elevated the traditional Hong Kong martial arts film to a new level of popularity and acclaim, sparking a surge of interest in Chinese martial arts in the West in the 1970s. The direction and tone of his films changed and influenced martial arts and martial arts films in the United States, Hong Kong and the rest of the world.

He is noted for his roles in five feature-length films: Lo Wei's The Big Boss (1971) and Fist of Fury (1972); Golden Harvest's Way of the Dragon (1972), directed and written by Lee; Golden Harvest and Warner Brothers' Enter the Dragon (1973) and The Game of Death (1978), both directed by Robert Clouse. Lee became an iconic figure known throughout the world, particularly among the Chinese, as he portrayed Chinese nationalism in his films. He trained in the art of Wing Chun and later combined his other influences from various sources, in the spirit of his personal martial arts philosophy, which he dubbed Jeet Kune Do (The Way of the Intercepting Fist). Lee held dual nationality of Hong Kong and the United States. He died in Kowloon Tong on July 20, 1973 at the age of 32.
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Tao of Jeet Kune Do Oct 1, 1975

by Bruce Lee

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$10.49

Compiled from Bruce Lee's notes and essays and originally published in 1975, Tao of Jeet Kune Do is the best-selling martial arts book in the world. This iconic work explains the science and philosophy behind jeet kune do—the art Lee invented—and includes hundreds of Lee's illustrations. Topics include Zen and enlightenment, kicking, striking, grappling, and footwork. With introductions by Linda Lee and editor Gilbert Johnson, Tao of Jeet Kune Do is essential reading for any practitioner and offers a brief glimpse into the mind of one of the world's greatest martial artists.

Other Formats: Hardcover , Paperback

Bruce Lee Striking Thoughts: Bruce Lee's Wisdom for Daily Living (Bruce Lee Library) Sep 1, 2015

by Bruce Lee , John Little

( 495 )

$8.26

"A teacher is never a giver of truth—he is a guide, a pointer to the truth that each student must find for himself. A good teacher is merely a catalyst."—Bruce Lee

Within the pages of Striking Thoughts, you will find the secrets of Bruce Lee's incredible success— as an actor, martial artist, and inspiration to the world. Consisting of eight sections, Striking Thoughts covers 72 topics and 825 aphorisms—from spirituality to personal liberation and from family life to filmmaking—all of which Bruce lived by.

His ideas helped energize his life and career and made it possible for him to live a happy and assured life, overcoming challenging obstacles with seeming ease. His ideas also inspired his family, friends, students, and colleagues to achieve success in their own lives and this personal collection will help you in your journey too.

Sections include:

On First Principles—including life, existence, time, and death
On Being Human—including the mind, happiness, fear, and dreams
On Matters of Existence—health, love, marriage, raising children, ethics, racism, and adversity
On Achievement—work, goals, faith, success, money, and fame
On Art and Artists—art, filmmaking, and acting
On Personal Liberation—conditioning, Zen Buddhism, meditation, and freedom
On the Process of Becoming—self-actualization, self-help, self-expression, and growth
On Ultimate (Final) Principles—Yin-yang, totality, Tao, and the truth

This Bruce Lee Book is part of the Bruce Lee Library which also features:Bruce Lee: The Celebrated Life of the Golden Dragon
Bruce Lee: The Tao of Gung Fu
Bruce Lee: Artist of Life
Bruce Lee: Letters of the Dragon
Bruce Lee: The Art of Expressing the Human Body
Bruce Lee: Jeet Kune Do

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Bruce Lee Artist of Life: Inspiration and Insights from the World's Greatest Martial Artist (Bruce Lee Library) Oct 2, 2018

by Bruce Lee , John Little

( 103 )

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"Bruce Lee was known as an amazing martial artist, but he was also a profound thinker. He left behind seven volumes of writing on everything from quantum physics to philosophy." — John Blake, CNN

Named one of TIME magazine's "100 Greatest Men of the Century," Bruce Lee's impact and influence has only grown since his untimely death in 1973. Part of the seven-volume Bruce Lee Library, this installment of the famed martial artist's private notebooks allows his legions of fans to learn more about the man whose groundbreaking action films and martial arts training methods sparked a worldwide interest in the Asian martial arts.

Bruce Lee Artist of Life explores the development of Lee's thoughts about Gung Fu (Kung Fu), philosophy, psychology, poetry, Jeet Kune Do, acting, and self-knowledge. Edited by John Little, a leading authority on Lee's life and work, the book includes a selection of letters that eloquently demonstrate how Lee incorporated his thought into actions and provided advice to others.

Although Lee rose to stardom through his physical prowess and practice of jeet kune do—the system of fighting he founded—Lee was also a voracious and engaged reader who wrote extensively, synthesizing Eastern and Western thought into a unique personal philosophy of self-discovery. Martial arts practitioners and fans alike eagerly anticipate each new volume of the Library and its trove of rare letters, essays, and poems for the light it sheds on this legendary figure.

This book is part of the Bruce Lee Library, which also features:Bruce Lee: Striking Thoughts
Bruce Lee: The Celebrated Life of the Golden Dragon
Bruce Lee: The Tao of Gung Fu
Bruce Lee: Letters of the Dragon
Bruce Lee: The Art of Expressing the Human Body
Bruce Lee: Jeet Kune Do

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Bruce Lee: The Art of Expressing the Human Body (Bruce Lee Library Book 4) Sep 8, 2015

by Bruce Lee , John Little

( 285 )

$13.99

Learn the secrets to obtaining Bruce Lee's astounding physique with this insightful martial arts training book.

The Art of Expressing the Human Body, a title coined by Bruce Lee himself to describe his approach to martial arts, documents the techniques he used so effectively to perfect his body for superior health and muscularity.

Beyond his martial arts and acting abilities, Lee's physical appearance and strength were truly astounding. He achieved this through an intensive and ever-evolving conditioning regime that is being revealed for the first time in this book.

Drawing on Lee's own notes, letters, diaries and training logs, Bruce Lee historian John Little presents the full extent of Lee's unique training methods including nutrition, aerobics, isometrics, stretching and weight training.

In addition to serving as a record of Bruce Lee's own training, The Art of Expressing the Human Body, with its easy-to-understand and simple-to-follow training routines, is a valuable source book for those who seek dramatic improvement in their health, conditioning, physical fitness, and appearance.

This Bruce Lee Book is part of the Bruce Lee Library which also features:Bruce Lee: Striking Thoughts
Bruce Lee: The Celebrated Life of the Golden Dragon
Bruce Lee: The Tao of Gung Fu
Bruce Lee: Artist of Life
Bruce Lee: Letters of the Dragon
Bruce Lee: Jeet Kune Do

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Bruce Lee's Fighting Method: The Complete Edition Sep 1, 2008

by M. Uyehara Bruce Lee

( 372 )

$15.99

Vividly illustrating the techniques of a legendary innovator, this definitive examination explains how to survive attacks on the street, increase training awareness, and develop body movements. Originally compiled as a four-volume series, this revised edition breathes new life into a classic work with digitally-enhanced photography of jeet kune do founder Bruce Lee in his prime, a new chapter by former Lee student Ted Wong, and an introduction by Shannon Lee. This renowned compendium once again reclaims its place as an integral part of the Lee canon and a necessary addition for collectors and martial arts enthusiasts alike.

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Bruce Lee — Wisdom for the Way Oct 1, 2009

by Bruce Lee

( 127 )

$10.99

From the greatest modern martial artist of all time, this book is a compilation of proverbs coined by Bruce Lee himself. Touching on martial arts, the universe and life in general, this collection defines the concepts behind both a warrior and a martial artist. Ideal for fans and philosophers alike, this compendium is an attractive, elegant and compact guide to the insight of a legend.

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Chinese Gung Fu: The Philosophical Art of Self-Defense Feb 1, 1987

by Bruce Lee

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Originally published in 1963, this book includes personal testimonies regarding the author and his art from James Y. Lee, the legendary Ed Parker, and jujutsu icon Wally Jay. Through hand-drawn diagrams and captioned photo sequences, Lee's text comes to life as he demonstrates a variety of training exercises and fighting techniques. Topics include basic gung fu stances, waist training, leg training, and the theory of yin and yang. The re-edition of Bruce Lee's original thoughts on kung fu offers martial arts enthusiasts and collectors exactly what they want: more Lee. Featuring digitally-enhanced photography, new pictures of Lee from a lost session and an original essay in Lee's handwriting, Chinese Gung Fu still maintains its position as a timeless work by one of martial art's greatest masters.

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Bruce Lee: Letters of the Dragon: An Anthology of Bruce Lee's Correspondence with Family, Friends, and Fans 1958-1973 (The Bruce Lee Library) Sep 8, 2015

by Bruce Lee , John Little

( 63 )

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Letters of the Dragon: Correspondence, 1958-1973 is a fascinating glimpse of the private Bruce Lee behind the public imagea man with the patience and concern to dedicate as much effort to crafting a thoughtful personal answer to the letter of a young fan as to those from his old friends and associates; an extremely active man never too busy to make time for an old family friend in need of simple companionship; a man who never wrote without careful thought, and never thought from the heard alone, but always from the head and heart together.

The letters in this inspiring book track Bruce Lee's career and development from his decision, made while he was still in secondary school, to move to the US to further his education, through the many setbacks, redirected efforts, and triumphs of life that shaped his martial art and humanity, all the way to the last letter he ever composed, just hours before his sudden death.

After absorbing the letters in this volume, the reader will inevitably find that the private Bruce Lee was every bit as great as the public Bruce Lee, and deeper and broader by far. Letters of the Dragon: Correspondence, 1958-1973 is conclusive evidence that a life lived well is never too short a life.

This Bruce Lee Book is part of Tuttle Publishing's Bruce Lee Library which also features:Bruce Lee's Striking Thoughts
Bruce Lee's The Tao of Gung Fu
Bruce Lee Artist of Life
Bruce Lee: The Celebrated Life of the Golden Dragon
Bruce Lee: The Art of Expressing the Human Body
Bruce Lee Jeet Kune Do

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Bruce Lee Jeet Kune Do: Bruce Lee's Commentaries on the Martial Way (Bruce Lee Library Book 3) Oct 20, 2020

by Bruce Lee , John Little

( 116 )

$13.99

Compiled from Bruce Lee's own notes and writings, Bruce Lee Jeet Kune Do is the seminal book presenting the martial art created by Bruce Lee himself.

Jeet Kune Do was a revolutionary new approach to the martial arts in its time and is the principal reason why Bruce Lee is revered as a pioneer by martial artists today, many decades after his death. The development of his unique martial art form—its principles, core techniques, and lesson plans—are all presented in this book in Bruce Lee's own words and notes. This is the complete and official version of Jeet Kune Do which was originally published by Tuttle Publishing in cooperation with the Lee family in 1997. It is still the most comprehensive presentation of Jeet Kune Do available.

This Jeet Kune Do book features Lee's illustrative sketches and his remarkable notes and commentaries on the nature of combat and achieving success in life through the martial arts, as well as the importance of a positive mental attitude during training. In addition, there are a series of "Questions Every Martial Artist Must Ask Himself" that Lee posed to himself and intended to explore as part of his own development, but never lived to complete. Bruce Lee Jeet Kune Do is the book every Bruce Lee fan must have in his collection.

This Bruce Lee Book is part of the Bruce Lee Library which also features:Bruce Lee: Striking Thoughts
Bruce Lee: The Celebrated Life of the Golden Dragon
Bruce Lee: The Tao of Gung Fu
Bruce Lee: Artist of Life
Bruce Lee: Letters of the Dragon
Bruce Lee: The Art of Expressing the Human Body

Other Formats: Paperback

Bruce Lee The Tao of Gung Fu: A Study in the Way of Chinese Martial Art (Bruce Lee Library Book 2) Sep 8, 2015

by Bruce Lee , John Little

( 62 )

$8.33

In the months leading up to his death, Bruce Lee was working on this definitive study of the Chinese martial arts—collectively known as Kung Fu or Gung Fu. This book has now been edited and is published here for the first time in its entirety.

Bruce Lee totally revolutionized the practice of martial arts and brought them into the modern world—by promoting the idea that students have the right to pick and choose those techniques and training regimens which suit their own personal needs and fighting styles. He developed a new style of his own called Jeet Kune Do—combining many elements from different masters and different traditions. This was considered heretical at the time within martial arts circles, where one was expected to study with only a single master—and Lee was the first martial artist to attempt this. Today he is revered as the "father" of martial arts practice around the world—including Mixed Martial Arts.

In addition to presenting the fundamental techniques, mindset and training methods of traditional Chinese martial arts, this martial art treatise explores such esoteric topics as Taoism and Zen as applied to Gung Fu, Eastern and Western fitness regimens and self-defense techniques. Also included is a Gung Fu "scrapbook" of Bruce Lee's own personal anecdotes regarding the history and traditions of the martial arts of China. After Lee's death, his manuscript was completed and edited by martial arts expert John Little in cooperation with the Bruce Lee Estate. This book features an introduction by his wife, Linda Lee Cadwell and a foreword from his close friend and student, Taky Kimura.

This Bruce Lee Book is part of the Bruce Lee Library which also features:Bruce Lee: Striking Thoughts
Bruce Lee: The Celebrated Life of the Golden Dragon
Bruce Lee: Artist of Life
Bruce Lee: Letters of the Dragon
Bruce Lee: The Art of Expressing the Human Body
Bruce Lee: Jeet Kune Do

Other Formats: Paperback

Bruce Lee: The Celebrated Life of the Golden Dragon (Bruce Lee Library) Sep 8, 2015

by John Little , Linda Lee Cadwell , Shannon Lee

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$9.99

A behind-the-scenes look at the life of the most extraordinary martial artist of all time—Bruce Lee.

Bruce Lee: The Celebrated Life of the Golden Dragon is a photographic catalog of all facets of this fascinating man, from the start of his career to his untimely and tragic death in 1973. This book reveals a quiet family man behind the charismatic public persona. It shows the real Bruce Lee—the man who was so much more than an international film and martial arts celebrity.

This brilliant photo essay—compiled and edited by Bruce Lee expert John Little with the assistance of Lee's widow, Linda Lee Cadwell—reveals never-before-published family photos, including rare photos of Bruce's childhood in Hong Kong. Tender moments with his children are caught on camera, and action shots from his martial arts films are shown.

With a preface by his daughter Shannon Lee and a foreword by wife Linda, the text is drawn directly from Bruce Lee's own diaries and journals. Based on the award-winning Warner Bros. documentary, Bruce Lee: In His Own Words, sections include:

Chronology of the Life of Bruce Lee
Early Years—why he began studying gung fu (kung fu) and took up wing chun, his first starring role, and his return to the US
Hollywood—why he got the part in The Green Hornet, teaching Steve McQueen, James Coburn and Stirling Silliphant, filming Enter the Dragon, The Way of the Dragon, Fist of Fury and more, training and acting with Chuck Norris, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Dean Martin and Sharon Tate, and the creation of Jeet Kune Do (JKD)
Family—meeting Linda, having children, daily life

This Bruce Lee Book is part of Tuttle Publishing's Bruce Lee Library which also features:Bruce Lee's Striking Thoughts
Bruce Lee's The Tao of Gung Fu
Bruce Lee Artist of Life
Bruce Lee: Letters of the Dragon
Bruce Lee: The Art of Expressing the Human Body
Bruce Lee Jeet Kune Do

Other Formats: Hardcover , Paperback

Bruce Lee: Weight & Abs Training From The Martial Art Library Of Bruce Lee Jul 14, 2018

by Bruce Lee

( 6 )

$3.99

BRUCE LEE - 1940-1973
Weight & Abs Training From The Martial Art Library Of Bruce Lee

Bruce Lee blinked wonderfully like a meteor through the world of fighting styles as well as motion pictures. Then, on July 20, 1973, in Hong Kong, like a meteor-he disappeared, snuffed out by premature death. He was just 32.

Bruce Lee started his martial arts research studies with Wing Chun, under the tutelage of the late Yip Male, to relieve the individual instability instilled by Hong Kong city life. Probably due to the fact that his training covered him to the point of fanaticism, he was eventually able to refine, boil down as well as grow into a thinker, specialist and trendsetter of the martial arts.

After intensive study of various martial arts styles and also theories, Lee developed a principle of fighting styles for the private man. This idea he later labeled Jeet Kune Do, the means of the intercepting fist. It has antecedents not just in his physical training and also large fighting styles collection (over 2 thousand publications), but in his formal education also (an ideology major at the College of Washington, Seattle).

Lee additionally combined his martial arts proficiency with his knowledge of acting abilities as well as cinematic strategies, starring in numerous motion pictures: The Big Boss, Fists of Fierceness, Way of the Dragon and Go into the Dragon.
Bruce Lee's fatality plunged both fighting styles and also movie lovers right into an abyss of disbelief. From their growing need to recognise more of and also about him, his Tao of Jeet Kune Do was published-which is now followed by BRUCE LEE'S BATTLING METHOD.

In this book you will get:

Bruce Lee's daily abdominal workout
The Power of The Dragon - WeightTraining
Lee's Thought on Stamina
Lee's Strength Routine
Isometrics & Board Isometrics
His Use of A Bull-worker for Speed & Grappling Strength
How To Develop Speed & Power...

And much More...

This very first in a collection of quantities, which has been assembled and also arranged by a veteran friend, some of the many hundreds of images from Lee's personal image documents. After his fatality, his widow, Linda, really felt that Bruce had added so much in the world of the fighting styles that it would certainly be a fantastic loss if the expertise of Bruce would certainly pass away with him. Although guide can never change the real mentor and knowledge that Bruce Lee possessed, it will certainly boost you, the major martial musician, in establishing your skill in battling.

Bruce constantly believed that martial artists train carefully for one solitary function - protect themselves. Whether we remain in judo, martial arts, aikido, kung fu, etcetera, our utmost objective is to prepare ourselves for any kind of circumstance.
Bruce Lee never extolled his muscle body, but he was proud of it, particularly of his very developed stomach muscles. When Bruce put on loose apparel, he looked like an usually developed man. Yet beneath the apparel, he was a man with amazing muscles.

"I've seen several muscular body builders," one of his fans claimed, "yet never ever like Bruce. He is built flawlessly, not large. He has muscle mass in addition to muscular tissues, yet he moves with the skill of a ballet dancer. Those males with bulky muscle mass can not move like that; they are also tight as well as awkward."

Fred Weintraub, the manufacturer of Enter The Dragon, gave this description of Bruce: "... His body never had an inch of fat; it was pure muscle, like steel..."

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